RTE star Joe Duffy told mourners how his mother Mabel fought off thugs in the middle of the night with a curtain rail as he fought back tears while paying tribute to his mother at her funeral.
Mabel passed away on Sunday at Kiltipper Woods Care Centre at the age of 94.
Yesterday at her funeral mass at St Matthews Church in Ballyfermot, Dublin, the Liveline host paid tribute to his cherished mother, revealing stories of how she had fought off thugs with a curtain rail as they tried to rob her several years ago.
